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These dedicated groups are stepping up to make a positive impact by keeping highways clean. Join us in celebrating their commitment to Arizona and their communities.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 13, officially opened the more airy and modern MVD office for residents of the northern Tucson area.
ADOT has a partner on the I-17 wildlife overpass being built south of Flagstaff. Listen in for the Arizona Game and Fish Department's take on this structure, as well as other plans to benefit wildlife and drivers alike.

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Here's a view that's not so common: the beginnings of the original Burro Creek bridge on US 93.
You are getting away for a long weekend in the White Mountains. Or maybe you are coming back from a vacation at Rocky Point. Either way, you are on the highway and wondering how much longer until you reach your destination. Then, a little...
Good ol' Why, Arizona. This unincorporated community in southern Arizona of just over 160 people (as of the last census) always ranks high on the list of weird town names in Arizona, and often makes the list for the most unusual place name...
Next week is Stormwater Awareness Week. Here's what that means for state highways.
A model for the Sacaton Rest Area shows an interesting glimpse of what might have been.
The South Mountain Freeway has been open less than one full month, but most drivers already refer to Arizona’s newest freeway by its number: 202. There are now three segments of the Loop 202 circling the Valley. But to those involved in...
Adopt a Highway offers an opportunity to serve all year round.
As with other recent interchange projects, I-10 and Ruthrauff Road is getting a bridge carrying local traffic across the freeway and railroad tracks.
It's been more than 90 years since crews completed the original Navajo Bridge, an arching, architecturally significant span that looms dramatically across Marble Canyon and provides a rare vehicle crossing of the Colorado River in a remote...
Like most photos we throwback to, this one also comes to us undated. It is simply labeled "SR89A East Sedona." We hardly need to be told that last part, as the distinctive rock formations on the road heading toward Oak Creek Canyon speak...